Refugee Integration Work Group Blog

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This provocative article speaks to the challenges faced by elderly African refugees in the Phoenix area.  
 

One of the important sections of the report from the IWG is the section on 'promising practices."   Down load the report to get new programming ideas to support integration in your community
Follow the link to read the report:

The long awaited second report based on site visits designed and implemented by ORR's Integration Work Group are available on the ORR and ISED websites as of June 7, 2010.  This is an e-publication only.

The second report of ORR"s Integration Work Group will be released in June 2010.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/us/31elder.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=immigrants&st=cse

Report on CASE STUDY VISITS
Yes, followers, the "report" is currently undergoing a second review at ORR and hopefully will be ready for a review by the Director sometime in July.  
 
 

Mark your calendars for the upcoming National Immigrant Integration Conference being held June 24 – 26 in Denver, CO. The conference is sponsored by the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning and should present a good opportunity for hearing and sharing information, ideas, and experiences surrounding immigrant integration issues. For more information about the conference, or to register online, please visit the conference website: http://www.integrationconference.org/